Moway Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Moway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Moway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moway (Hindi: मोवाया) is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moway? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moway is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Moway live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Levant.
The surname Moway is most widespread in Iraq, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Aside from Iraq this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 18 percent are found.
Moway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moway in the Hindi language | ||
| मोवाया | movaya | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moway
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis